Which president had the shortest term in office (31 days)?
William Harrison
John F. Kennedy
William McKinley
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin Pierce
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This president's grandfather was the 9th president. What is his name?
Benjamin Harrison
Franklin Roosevelt
Andrew Johnson
Harry Truman
Warren Harding
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Which of the following is true of William Taft, the 27th president?
Only president to weigh over 300 lb.
Youngest president to hold office
Only president from Idaho
Only president to win the Nobel Peach Prize
First president to be assassinated
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This former haberdasher was responsible for creating NATO.
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Grover Cleveland
James Polk
Rutherford B. Hayes
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Which of the following events did not happen during Richard Nixon's administration?
Manhattan Project
1st U.S. president to visit China & Russia
Watergate Scandal
Appointment of 4 Supreme Court Justices
Complete withdrawal of troops from Vietnam
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What was the name of the party "ticket" on which Theodore Roosevelt ran?
"Bull Moose"
"Full Dinner Pail"
"Constructionist"
"Socialist"
"Progressive"
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Thurgood Marshall, the first black member of the Supreme Court, was nominated by this president in 1967.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
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What was the name of the book, and later movie, which was an account of the Watergate scandal involving President Nixon?
All the President's Men
Legal Eagles
The Arrangement
Tough Guys
True Confessions
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Before becoming president, he achieved notoriety with his military career, which included the victory over the Shawnee Indians in the battle at Tippecanoe.
William Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt
Ulysses Grant
Herbert C. Hoover
James Madison
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This school boasts as having the most presidents as graduates.
Harvard
Yale
William & Mary
Louisiana Tech
Princeton
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Which of the following presidents was NOT assassinated?
Franklin Pierce
John F. Kennedy
James Garfield
Abraham Lincoln
William McKinley
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Which of the following presidents was the youngest to hold the office?
Theodore Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Woodrow Wilson
James Polk
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What was the relationship between Theodore & Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
5th cousins
No relationship
Father-Son
Uncle-Nephew
Half brothers
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How did Franklin Roosevelt's legs become paralyzed?
Polio
Auto accident
Arthritis
Horse riding accident
Spina Bifida (at birth)
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Who was the first governor since Franklin Roosevelt to be elected president?
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
Herbert C. Hoover
Richard Nixon
James Buchannon
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When is Presidents Day celebrated?
The 3rd Monday in February
The 3rd Monday after the New Year
January 16
March 17
The 2nd Tuesday after the 1st full moon in April
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What area of government did the Monroe Doctrine affect?
Foreign Policy
Congressional Elections
Judicial Nominations
Riverboat Gambling
Cabinet Appointments
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Who was the only president in U. S. history to be voted out of office through impeachment?
None
Andrew Johnson
Martin Van Buren
Benedict Arnold
Richard Nixon
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Harry Truman, the 33rd President, made famous which of the following phrases?
"The buck stops here."
"Truth, liberty, and justice for all"
"To be or not to be; that is the question."
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
"Return to normalcy"
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Who did John F. Kennedy defeat to become president?
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
George Wallace
Thomas Dewey
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Who was the youngest elected president?
John F. Kennedy
Bill Clinton
Calvin Coolidge
Benjamin Harrison
Hubert Humphrey
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Which of the following is a political party to which a president did NOT belong?
Libertarian
Whig
Federalist
Republican
National Republican
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What world organization did Woodrow Wilson want the U. S. to be a part of?
League of Nations
United Nations
NATO
Global Peace Accord
New World Order
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How many different men have held the office of President?
41
44
35
39
22
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Which of the following events did not occur during Jimmy Carter's administration?
Air Traffic Controller's Strike
Camp David Accords
American Hostages Taken In Iran
Salt II Treaty Signed
Energy Department Created
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In what year was the 22nd amendment passed, which limits the presidential tenure to two terms of office?
1951
1933
1796
1864
1979
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The number of electoral votes that a state has is based upon what?
The number of members a state has in the U. S. Congress
Population statistics
Population & size of the state
The number of congressional districts in a state
The number of registered voters in a state
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Who was the first Republican president of the U.S.?
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
James Polk
Jimmy Carter
William McKinley
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Who was Vice-President when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
Adlai Stevenson
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ulysses Grant
Aaron Burr
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Which president is not among those carved at Mount Rushmore?
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
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In what year did the first televised national debates for presidency occur?
1960
1956
1964
1968
1972
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Which president is credited for creating the Peace Corps?
John Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Alexander Hamilton
George Bush
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Who was the only president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Aaron Burr
Stephen Douglas
William Jennings Bryan
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What political party has had the most presidents(a total of 17)?
Republican
Democrat
Whig
Federalist
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What independent candidate won the most popular votes in U. S. presidential election history?
Ross Perot
John. B. Anderson
George Wallace
Norman Thomas
Adlai Stevenson
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Robert Kennedy was the only brother of a U.S. president to hold a U.S. cabinet position. What was his position?
Attorney General
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
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Where is the home of Dwight Eisenhower, which also was the location of a significant event for another former U.S. president?
Gettysburg, PA
Appomattox, TN
Quincy, MA
Jamestown, VA
Williamsburg, VA
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Who was president when World War I commenced?
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Pierce
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How old was Lee Harvey Oswald when he allegedly assassinated John Kennedy?
24
18
32
40
43
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What was the name given by critics of former President Andrew Jackson to an informal group of advisors who, although never "officially" met, influenced him on policy?
